Gauteng’s top tourist attraction is one of numerous lion farms in South Africa that breed the big cats for the canned hunting industry and make money from its spin-offs like cub petting and volunteering, says an animal activist group.
“(The Lion Park knows) that volunteers and tourists would never visit lion-breeding facilities if they were told upfront that the cubs that were petted today were destined to be sold for canned hunting,” says Chris Mercer, the founder of the Campaign Against Canned Hunting.
Mercer was reacting to a recent CBS 60 Minutes exposé, which revealed that the Lion Park in Lanseria bred lions to ensure a supply of cubs year-round. When the lions reached maturity, they were shipped out to canned hunting operations because they were too dangerous to be near tourists.
The Lion Park said this week it planned to take legal action against the show’s producers.
http://conservationaction.co.za/recent-news/lion-parks-canned-hunting-expose/
Lion Park owner Rodney Fuhr conceded many of his lions ended up at hunting facilities, but said he would stop the practice.
“This whole thing about canned hunting… I think it’s grossly exaggerated,” Fuhr said in his interview.
How about hunting canned people then Mister Fuhr? You can be first, and I will shoot.
Just Fletcher 
Dec 28, 2014 @ 17:54:30
Gruwelik… ek is in elk geval nie ‘n jag van enige vorm entoesias nie
Dec 28, 2014 @ 17:56:51
Ek is anti! Soos jy tereg se gruwelik😈 Daar is in elk geval te veel mense op aarde.
Dec 28, 2014 @ 18:33:38
Ag nee! Hoop nie dis die waarheid nie. Ek was by daai einste park en dit was vir my ‘n belewenis!
Maar as dit is, voer die bliksem vir sy eie leeus!
Dec 29, 2014 @ 05:37:30
Ja lees die hele artikel. Die bliksem het seker 6 luukse motors en n jag en al die trimmings…. Ek hou nie van mense nie.
Dec 28, 2014 @ 20:27:30
This is absolutely shocking! I’ve been there a few times and petted those adorable cubs. There are some really awful stories on the news these days. 😦
Dec 29, 2014 @ 05:38:52
I remember your blog that is why I wanted to show you this. Oh for greed! Maybe I should stay away from the news in 2015 and become an ostrich, I will certainly be not so depressed.
Dec 28, 2014 @ 22:12:17
Eintlik klink dit logies dat dit met daardie diere gaan gebeur,want hulle kan nie in die natuur hervestig word nie en iewers moet die park versadiging in getalle bereik.Dieselfde gebeur in klein natuurreservate wanneer daar te veel leeus is.Om balans te hou ,word die ou diere uitgehaal en verkoop aan wie weet?Dis wreed,maar waar.
Dec 29, 2014 @ 05:39:43
Ek hoor en verstaan wat jy sê maar dis weereens n geval waar dit nie oor diere gaan nie maar oor geld.
Ek hoop die man verstik aan iets.
Dec 29, 2014 @ 06:22:33
Ek stem saam.Dis hoekom die wettiging van renosterhoring nie kan gebeur nie.Dink net hoeveel renosters dan geteel gaan word om die horingmark te versadig.Die vraatsugtiges sal dan iewers ook geblikte renosters moet ingooi om getalle te balanseer.Dis ‘n vieslike kringloop.
Dec 29, 2014 @ 07:13:31
Ek hou nie van die mense nie. Ek wens amper daar was n hel waarin hulle kon beland!
Dec 29, 2014 @ 08:35:12
It seems strange that there is so much to do there because every town on the coast is full of GP cars. I don`t know why people come all the way from Jo`berg to Plett as it is not very interesting and there is no shelter on the beaches.
Dec 29, 2014 @ 08:38:25
It`s a shame about the hunting as it seems now that the animals are not even given a fair chance. they ought to make them hunt with spears like in the old days 🙂
Dec 29, 2014 @ 09:40:54
I suggest we start with cannoed humans!
Dec 29, 2014 @ 09:40:14
I suppose it is the in thing to do? To tell your friends you went to Plett? Even the cape was full of Gautengers you cannot get away from them.
Dec 31, 2014 @ 10:31:52
We have GP,CA and most other plates here at the moment and it`s nearly impossible to cross the roads in the center of town. I think the Wolf Sanctuary only breeds pigs to feed the wolves. I have seen the rabbits being fed to the jackals and they breed them also in the petting zoo part where they now have a lot of Guinea Pigs. These along with the Rabbits cost R50 and thy seem to gt through quit a few every week. Makes you wonder 🙂
Dec 31, 2014 @ 13:27:54
You know how i adore rabbits so this makes me very sad😡
Dec 29, 2014 @ 10:00:09
Truly deplorable.
I hope the park’s owner is serious about stopping this.
Dec 29, 2014 @ 10:13:41
It is never about the animals but always about money
😦
Jan 05, 2015 @ 13:06:41
Sjoe, en ja – money, money, money.
Jan 05, 2015 @ 14:31:17
Ja hulle het mos die gesegde i would rather cry on the back of a Rolls than on the back of a bicycle.